Of course, in all those examples the frequency word is used as a noun and not an adjective, so it couldn't be omitted. The rule could have been revised to omit adjectival frequency words.
------------------------------------------ John Hostage Authorities and Database Integrity Librarian Langdell Hall Harvard Law School Library Cambridge, MA 02138 host...@law.harvard.edu +(1)(617) 495-3974 (voice) +(1)(617) 496-4409 (fax) http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/ -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Adam L. Schiff Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 14:05 To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Conference names : use of annual, etc. Applying conference rules to festivals, fairs, exhibitions, etc. simply will not work, because many of them have names such as: Artists Biennial Biennale di Venezia Bienal Internacional de Arte Asia Triennial Manchester Chapungu Annual Cape Town Triennial Prague Quadrennial